Exhibitions & Events

Special exhibitions

Temporary exhibitions are staged in the Exhibition Hall at the Museum.  Curated by Museum volunteers, they focus on some particular aspect of life in the Furneaux Islands, or may sometimes showcase new Museum acquisitions or objects too fragile to be put on permanent display. Occasionally the Museum hosts visiting exhibitions.

Current special exhibition

Bass Strait: Above, Below, and In-Between

This exhibition is a collaboration between eight museums located along the northern coast of Tasmania and on islands in Bass Strait. It is a travelling exhibition that came together to share stories about the relationship that coastal and island communities have with Bass Strait. Stories in the exhibition range from family history to maritime history and shipwrecks, aviation, communications, and the natural environment.

Some of our past exhibitions:
> Shipwrecks of the Furneaux Group
> Lonely Graves of the Furneaux Islands
> Music and Dance in the Furneaux Islands 
> Quirky Objects